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Why You Should Be 'Micro-Etching' Prior To Bonding
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Why You Should Be 'Micro-Etching' Prior To Bonding

This article explains how and why microetching is a crucial step in preparing to bond.

| 6 years ago
Five Key Criteria for Sealant Success
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Five Key Criteria for Sealant Success

We know that 80 percent of decay on young permanent teeth occurs in pit and fissure areas, and sealants have proven to be a very useful...

| 10 years ago
How to Take a Bite
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How to Take a Bite

Learn techniques to get predictable results every time when taking patient bite records.

| 11 years ago
Should You Probe Dental Implants?
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Should You Probe Dental Implants?

Proper evaluation of dental implants, with baseline information that includes probing, is necessary when making a determination of health or disease.

| 6 years ago
Ceramic Restorations: Predictable Adjusting and Polishing
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Ceramic Restorations: Predictable Adjusting and Polishing

Learn the steps for adjusting and polishing ceramic restorations.

| 9 years ago
A Step-by-Step Guide to Converting Denture to Interim Hybrid Prosthesis
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Converting Denture to Interim Hybrid Prosthesis

In this comprehensive guide, we walk dentists through the process of constructing an interim dental implant-supported hybrid prosthesis.

| 5 years ago
Cementation of Full-contour Zirconia Restorations
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Cementation of Full-contour Zirconia Restorations

Learn more about full-contour zirconia restorations in our latest article.

| 8 years ago
Finishing Anterior Composite: How to Recreate Natural Enamel Morphology and Texture
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Finishing Anterior Composite: How to Recreate Natural Enamel Morphology and Texture

Learn step-by-step how to finish and polish anterior composite restorations to look like natural tooth enamel.

| 3 years ago
Dentin Adhesives for Direct Posterior Composite [Ed.]
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Dentin Adhesives for Direct Posterior Composite [Ed.]

This sensitivity can be caused by pulpal inflammation, but in most instances I believe it is from inadequate sealing of the dentin. Martin...

| 10 years ago
How to Take a Protrusive Bite Record [Ed.]
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How to Take a Protrusive Bite Record [Ed.]

A protrusive bite record is taken with Master wax with the mandible pushed forward into a protrusive movement so that the condyle has moved down...

| 10 years ago
MI Paste Plus and White Spot Lesions
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MI Paste Plus and White Spot Lesions

MI Paste Plus has many benefits for dentists. Here's a step-by-step process for using it to eliminate white spot lesions.

| 8 years ago
Why Does That Crown Look Like That?
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Why Does That Crown Look Like That?

This picture illustrates a bad day for the restorative dentist. A ceramic crown crack – BUMMER. Having lived through the birth and growth of...

| 10 years ago